MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 15, 2021

Companies need to think about how they are going to address this challenge. In the first stage of the pandemic, many automotive manufacturers reduced their orders, anticipating a downturn in vehicle sales. Thus, GM temporarily closed a Chevrolet plant in Shreveport, Louisiana, which made the (small) Colorado pickup truck. (As

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2020

The third named storm, Cristobal, soaked areas from southeast Louisiana to north Florida and south Georgia, then became only the fourth tropical storm to track into Wisconsin or its adjacent Lake Michigan waters in more than 100 years of records. ”[5] He suggests five ways companies can secure their assets, employees, and supply chain.

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AB&R

JANUARY 10, 2019

In addition, several agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) require unique device identifiers (UDI) usually in the form of barcodes to contain information such as manufactured date and lot number to provide traceability. Company Name *. Our dedicated team of in-house label exports can provide exactly what you need.

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RFgen

JULY 18, 2019

With recent news of the big hamburger and hot dog bun recall by Flowers Food , it’s clearer than ever that supply chain companies that distribute, deliver, manufacture or prepare food products need a traceability solution in place. Flowers Food (mentioned above), one of the largest bakery companies of its kind in the U.S.,

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RFgen

JULY 18, 2019

With recent news of the big hamburger and hot dog bun recall by Flowers Food , it’s clearer than ever that supply chain companies that distribute, deliver, manufacture or prepare food products need a traceability solution in place. Flowers Food (mentioned above), one of the largest bakery companies of its kind in the U.S.,

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The shortages in PVC and other materials are even shutting down automotive production lines, as well as other manufacturers that I’ve been speaking with. Almost all packaging today is petroleum based, and in the lower 48 states, the bulk of refineries (which feed petrochemical plants) are in the Texas and Louisiana region.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Four states in the Southeast have declared a state of emergency as the storm approaches including 29 counties in Florida , six counties in Mississippi , the state of Alabama , and the state of Louisiana. By Thursday evacuation orders had been issued in several parishes in Louisiana, including Jefferson and St. Evacuations Ordered.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Nearby are distribution centers for companies ranging from Macy’s Inc. So New Orleans is erecting the Louisiana International Terminal, an estimated $1.5 to Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. And 25 miles north, Intel Corp. The more flexibility we can build in, the better.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Humans are meant to work alongside new machines in a way that should reduce injuries, the company says. Sequoia enables the company to put up items for sale on its website faster and be able to more easily predict delivery estimates, said David Guerin, the company’s director of robotic storage technology.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 14, 2018

The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S. The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S.

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Elementum

JUNE 15, 2015

In April, 22-year old Kylan Langlinais crashed her 2005 Honda Civic into a utility pole in Lafayette, Louisiana. The airbag, manufactured in Mexico by Takata, exploded, shooting out metal shards and cutting an artery in her neck. Takata will run out of cash fast, unless car companies shoulder some of the financial burden.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In a recent earnings call, energy company Avance Gas admitted to paying $2.4 The Mississippi River has reached historically low water levels , endangering fresh water supplies in Louisiana but also raising concerns about its long-term viability as a shipping route. But most companies do end up paying in other ways.

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Turvo

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Companies were forced to seek other suppliers when India’s key manufacturing center closed plants in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases. Because of these global lockdowns, chip manufacturing plants were shut down, causing stockpiles to deplete. Some automakers paused manufacturing to reserve oxygen for patients.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2013

Con-way Manufacturing, SmartTruck Systems and Kevin Rutherford Unveil State-of-the-Art Trailer. UK logistics companies optimistic about recovery ( Financial Times ). Innovation in logistics also occurs outside the realm of bits and bytes, as Con-way Manufacturing’s announcement this week demonstrates. in June from May.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Amazon has started Black Friday deals early and more than 40% of merchants recently told logistics company Ware2Go that they’re already at “peak” holiday shopping levels. SDM Magnetics, a manufacturer, recently told customers that China has tightened regulation of the mining of rare earth minerals used in magnets.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

There are approximately 70 borosilicate glass manufacturers in USA alone, but not many of them are ready for the upscale production that COVID vaccine doses require. Various other states, like Colorado and Louisiana, faced similar hiccups, but this time due to power outages causing their refrigeration system to crash.

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ShipBob

APRIL 17, 2020

Other questions brought up during the webinar include: If you’re currently manufacturing overseas, are there ways to source manufacturers in the US quickly? Open Water is mostly B2B, and they’ve started getting more inquiries from hospitals and other companies that normally wouldn’t reach out. Ample Foods is solely DTC.

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Turvo

JUNE 8, 2020

A consultant, a tech wizard, a VP at a large Transportation company, and an ex-freight broker turned, a strategic sourcing specialist, turned HR consultant, mother of 3, trying to navigate her next career phase. How would sourcing and transportation patterns change if manufacturing shifted away from China? Would it even happen?

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 7, 2014

This is another great example of how a company can leverage assets and resources that support its internal operations (“internal cost centers”) to provide revenue-generating services to other companies. Can you leverage your logistics assets and resources for top-line growth?

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 27, 2018

The Port of South Louisiana is a trade juggernaut, handling the most tonnage of any U.S. Follow the mud-brown river past Louisiana’s chemical plants, oil refineries, granaries, ports, and the rail networks and highways that spring from its fingers. “All whose sister company Formosa Petrochemical Corp. In fact, U.S.

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QAD

MARCH 21, 2019

Manufacturing in the U.S. Manufacturing averaged about $1.98 Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. About 17 percent of the workforce is involved directly in manufacturing. The only state exception is Louisiana, whose legal system is based on the Napoleonic civil code. Industrial production grew at about 2.3

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

manufacturing of essential items from milk jugs to mattresses. in Port Arthur by the Louisiana border. Given the complexity of the ethylene manufacturing process, and the need to carefully assess damages to ensure safe restarts, it may take many more weeks for production to reach pre-Harvey levels, IHS Markit said in a report Thursday.

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